
“The pro-life movement is identified with a Republican Party that a number of people who are not part of it, who are skeptical of Trump, view as dangerous to American democracy, he added. “I do think there is room to work with Democrats and Republicans, but in order to do that, we have to depoliticize pro-life” issues, said Williams. “We need to decouple the movement from being seen as strictly politically conservative, because those words for some communities mean racist, and we need to help people understand that we are not that, and we need to call out those leaders in our movement who have done and seem to perpetuate things that are contrary to our pro-life values,” she added. that racism does exist, not just in the womb with abortion, but outside of the womb as well.” “One of the challenges the pro-life community has is its inability to be attractive to African Americans,” said Gloria Purvis, host of a podcast at America Media. are allowed (to) and close all abortion clinics, it would not equal the number of abortion clinics in New York,” he said. “In fact, if the 16 southern and Midwestern states who are likely to restrict abortion. “So, even as a number of states move toward restricted policies, we can expect other states will move to a more permissive policy making abortion more available, not only for women in those states, but for women who want to go across state lines to have an abortion,” he said. a greater divide” between Democratic- and Republican-dominated states as far as their abortion laws, said Dan Williams, a history professor at the University of West Georgia. “I think it is important to know that if the Supreme Court rescinds Roe v. The future of the pro-life movement may depend on a move away from partisan politics, specifically an alignment with Republican politicians. For a pre-march fund-raising breakfast on Capitol Hill, all 42 invited members of Congress, including House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy of California, are Republicans. The Dobbs ruling is expected within months.Īnd the alignment will be evident at the March for Life Jan. Wade decision, which legalized abortion nationwide. He also appointed three Supreme Court Justices - Neil Gorsuch, Brett Kavanaugh and Amy Coney Barrett - who are expected to be key in upholding Mississippi’s law in Dobbs, a case seen by many as a direct challenge to the 1973 Roe v. This alignment in recent years included President Donald Trump, who spoke at the 2020 March for Life rally on the National Mall. 18 on “Pro-life Movement at a Crossroads: Dobbs and a Divided Society,” sponsored by Georgetown University’s Initiative on Catholic Social Thought and Public Life. That was one conclusion of an online panel discussion Jan. Jackson Women’s Health Care, the future of the pro-life movement may depend on a move away from partisan politics, specifically an alignment with Republican politicians. WASHINGTON (CNS) - Assuming the Supreme Court upholds Mississippi’s law banning most abortions after 15 weeks in its decision in Dobbs v.
